# CVE-2009-3732: Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka VMrc) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2010-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Format string vulnerability in vmware-vmrc.exe build 158248 in VMware Remote Console (aka VMrc) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39110
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12188

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